Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quamash

/ˈkwɑ.mæʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qua-mash
IPA: /ˈkwɑ.mæʃ/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated form of camas.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Lavender and purple-shaded blues are offered by the tall, hardy quamashes, Camassias esculenta, Cusickii, and Fraseri, or C. Leichtlini varieties."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon qamaš.

Word Breakdown

Root: qamaš

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

quamashes (plural)

Synonyms

camas camass camosh camash

Rhymes With

cash crash flash trash ash smash dash clash splash nash bash rash

Questions

How do you pronounce quamash?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑ.mæʃ/.
What does quamash mean?: Dated form of camas.
Where does quamash come from?: Borrowed from Chinook Jargon qamaš.

How to pronounce quamash

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